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McPherson
(Encyclopedia) McPherson, city (1990 pop. 12,422), seat of McPherson co., central Kans., in a farm area on the old Santa Fe Trail; inc. 1874. The city has an oil refinery and factories that make…Boyoma Falls
(Encyclopedia) Boyoma FallsBoyoma Fallsbōyōˈmə [key], formerly Stanley Falls, seven cataracts on the Lualaba River, extending c.60 mi (100 km) between Kisangani and Ubundu, N central Congo (Kinshasa…Willmar
(Encyclopedia) WillmarWillmarwĭlˈmär [key], city (1990 pop. 17,531), seat of Kandiyohi co., central Minn.; settled 1856, inc. as a city 1901. It is a railroad division point and a shipping center for…Vinnytsya
(Encyclopedia) VinnytsyaVinnytsyavĭnˈĭtsyə [key], Rus. Vinnitsa, city (1989 pop. 374,000), capital of Vinnytsya region, in Podolia, Ukraine, on the Southern Buh River. A railroad junction in a sugar…Thanh Hoa
(Encyclopedia) Thanh HoaThanh Hoatän wä [key], city, E central N Vietnam, near the mouth of the Song Ma River, in a cotton-growing area. It is on the highway and railroad from Hanoi south to the…Chiang Mai
(Encyclopedia) Chiang Mai Chiang Mai jyängˈ mīˈ [key] or Chiengmai Chiang Mai…Stratford, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Stratford, city (1991 pop. 27,666), S Ont., Canada, on the Avon River, SW of Toronto, the seat of Perth co. It is a busy hub for the Canadian National Railroad and an industrial center…Revelstoke
(Encyclopedia) RevelstokeRevelstokerĕvˈəlstōk [key], city (1991 pop. 7,729), SE British Columbia, Canada, on the Columbia River. The city is at the foot of the Selkirk Mts. and is the gateway to Mt.…Tehuantepec, Isthmus of
(Encyclopedia) Tehuantepec, Isthmus of, c.125 mi (200 km) wide at its narrowest, S Mexico, between the Gulf of Campeche and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. It is mostly a rolling, tropical lowland with the…Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Trending
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